Microsoft releases final Kinect SDK 2.0 and starts accepting Kinect apps in the Windows Store

Microsoft today released the final Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which you can download now for free directly from Microsoft.com. The launch means developers can now finalize their apps for the Kinect v2 sensors and begin to commercial deploy them.

At the same time, Microsoft today also launched the Kinect Adapter for Windows, priced at $50 (available in over two dozen countries today, and coming to a total of 41 in the “coming weeks”). The adapter enables you to use the Kinect for Xbox One with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 via a USB 3.0 port.